I've only gone and bought a record label...

I think it might be time to make a confession. So far I've not mentioned this here, but everthing has now gone live and I think I can talk about things without causing a jinxy effect.

I've just helped found a record label.

Yes, an actual record label, to get music made and recorded and out there. It's a little mad. The venture has been initiated by Four Day Hombre, a rather fantastic Leeds based band, and we signed them to the label yesterday afternoon. Then we drank some champagne and went out and got a little sloshed. Which given that it's not everyday you either sign a band, or are in a band being signed, is pretty acceptable.

I was out drinking with an actual real signed band. Cool!

Today, they were playing an afternoon gig out in Harrogate, so I took the train over and turned up. Very small venue - the Blues Bar. But it was packed out and here's the proof:



Afterwards, they let me pretend to be a roady and help them carry their stuff out to the van. It's incredible how much equipment they actually have... I have no idea what most of it does. I can recognise guitars and drums, but there's a lot of random boxed nonsensed that seems to be very important.

And finally, Simon Hombre let me have my photo taken with him, like a proper groupy:



I think you can see how happy he was to do this.

A special hello goes out to everyone I've met over the last couple of days. We are making a difference :-)